Amy Winehouse says she did drugs while in rehab

By DAILY NEWS STAFF

Jul 04, 2008 | 4:17 PM

So much for "Rehab."

Singer Amy Winehouse revealed that she did drugs while in rehab for heroin addication in a bizarre magazine interview.

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"I've never been to rehab, I mean, done it properly," Winehouse told a Rolling Stone magazine reporter, who she had invited into her home off the street. "I'm young, and I'm in love, and I get my nuts off sometimes. But it's never been like, 'Amy, get your life together. '"

In response to the revelations, a representative from the 24-year-old singer's record label said she is "effectively under house arrest," with a security guard keeping drug dealers away from her house, the Daily Mail of London reported.

With her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, jailed on charges of assault and tampering with an investigation last November, the troubled singer said she had lapsed into bad habits.

"To be honest, my husband's away, I'm bored, I'm young," Winehouse said. "I felt like there was nothing to live for. It's just been a low ebb."

The pop songstress had started the year off on a high note with Grammy wins for Best New Artist, and for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for her hit single, "Rehab."

But Winehouse has endured a number of high profile missteps over the past year, too: She became the center of controversy when a video of her apparently smoking a crack pipe was released. More recently, she collapsed last month and was checked into a hospital for treatment of emphysema, only to be spotted smoking again right after her release.